Refugee Film Festival

From Bagdad to The Bay, above and beyond its artistry and excellent storytelling, is an important tool for teaching and expanding understanding, particularly within cultures, environments and families that have not come to terms with the extraordinary diversity we humans evidence, particularly with respect to the gender and sexuality continuum beyond binary.” – Sasha Soheili […]

The Crow Show

Lucky number seven. This exhibition is our most popular visual arts exhibit bringing artists from across the nation to celebrate the Crow. Having taken on mythological importance, Crows appear in all parts of the world. In folklore, they may foreshadow tragedy or usher in good news. The reality is a highly intelligent bird capable of […]

Dances to Strings

Dances to Strings Collaborators: Choreographer: Rebecca Margolick & Musician: Pete Polansky This spring LITVAKdance presents solos and duets by guest choreographers Maile Okamura and Rebecca Margolick & company dancers alongside 7 solo musicians. The music is a diverse array of sounds from Bach to contemporary classical compositions, Irish fiddle, Klezmer and Improvisational Jazz piano. Works […]

Spring 2021 Jazz Streaming LIVE! Eric Reed & John Clayton

Pianist Eric Reed The monthly series of Jazz at the Athenaeum STREAMING LIVE! continues with four concerts this spring, each featuring longtime favorite artists from the Athenaeum Jazz series. The series continues on April 12 with another special duo performance featuring pianist Eric Reed and bassist John Clayton. Through more than a quarter-century as a […]

Reimagining Playability with David Israel Reynoso

David Israel Reynoso Photo Courtesy of The New Children’s Museum What if a children’s museum could be seen as one never-ending playable show? Artist-in-residence David Israel Reynoso joins Museum Director […]

ArtFutura 2021 London Festival

ArtFutura has established itself as one of the most important international events dedicated to Digital Art, Virtual Reality and Computer Networks. Since the 1990s it has been bringing together artists, academics, students and audiences to experience cutting edge New Media Arts. This year, the festival will take place entirely online. It will be presented over […]

Centennial of Alicia Alonso: Cuban Ballet, Past, Present, and Future

On the occasion of the centenary of Cuban dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Alicia Alonso, three luminaries from the dance community gather to share their perspectives on the complex and profound legacy of Alonso in her native Cuba and beyond. From her meteoric rise to fame as an understudy wowing American Ballet Theatre audiences as […]

Earth Day 2021 – Restore Our Earth

Join the San Diego Italian Film Festival for the screening of a feature film and two film shorts themed around Earth Day 2021. ‍The theme for Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our Earth. Our three movies are about the always unstable balance between nature, science, and humanity, with exploitation of our natural resources in the […]

RAVE NY – ArtExpo

Intended to bridge the time until live fairs can be held, RAVE is a virtual art party that brings an international audience of collectors and art enthusiasts together in an experiential platform where interactions between exhibitor and audience can take place. Presented by Redwood Art Group, the nation’s leader in exhibitions and event production, media, […]

Fashion Week San Diego, Spring Showcase

Photo: EIONA Designs Fashion Week San Diego’s Signature annual event, Spring Showcase is back. Join fellow fashionistas and the largest and longest-standing fashion week on the west coast for a night of fashion and spirits.  Tune in to see the fashion trends from global designers who will give you a sneak peek of their original designs and fashion flare. […]

Creative Industry Roundtable – A Tribute to Larry Baza

Throughout the pandemic, Vanguard Culture has been hosting a series of creative industry roundtables with San Diego’s arts & culture community. This cross-pollination of creativity has already proved quite fruitful and we look forward to continuing these important conversations and connections. Join fellow creatives and arts supporters for a creative industry roundtable on Monday, April […]

The Unscene

Villa Manila in partnership with San Diego Filipino Cinema brings you The Unscene, a special night of delicious Filipino Food + Boba Tea and local Filipino American short films. This is an outdoor cinema event at Villa Manila’s outdoor area you don’t want to miss! Come support our local Filipino American creatives/filmmakers and their short […]